Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-05

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IqEszki1n. 10 an Gn1h IEaY 40. Il VII
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men and WcD1u. SD j ON uol1F nke
h9ek e1s woF9 o. wks1 have sid oD
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uMuEoox.
Mr. rsudnriy nnoks hriss1y h enloey
ef 1Aowas AFmalF0nR, uho kiaH In
kfs4Nhnxm fem days eco. and closed b
usRing every Knfnha % laSsn TIE hall
detHFmfne0 10 Do his whola duty. ~Lnt
every man and Woman read and lar Co..
heaxa the dscIarafion Of Brinolpise of
tAa ar1sE. Les them Do thlA an2 whan
4 lheiF work b ever they can lie dawn ~
I Old thai dead workman fArmstEuapl.
conscious that thsiE WoEk has been vel
/ dona.n
Mr. Pozdexly ssid hls eundiiion uns
net uh1a be soald lila % hnVs had d
70 iissnn 90 IAsRs gahIsot e be was
sailed upon % Do. Hs vas tired oat
and e0npelled b b hrief-
zxz EAkMnnS Ax1Eknon.
Ths tcpic Of Presidsnf gtrseaer, of
/ he National FarmeEaf 1dliance. yes
1hs peopse, tAeir Govefnor." He b.
RAn b. nhoWina that In Hllnois farming
was now being carried on a loss. and
the poeulaGion In the rural distKio1m was
oeaEeaaina, while tha elliaD wsEn grow
ing. OhianRo today had millionAires
by she hzndred. and 50 have nll the
large eitiaa. He wanted 10 see one
grand examination of the Industrial
Interests uf he eountEy. "Ehe gentle
men of the pEe1snt aRe have established
50 aFiEtoeFasy, instead Of government
fox the psspie. but ws propose 10 take Il
and make q ReseEnmenl for the com
mon psopis.n Mr.. Strsssar did noa
think it peMsibis 20 ahalish existing
events threogh the agency Of the old
parties, and advocated oonsolidation Of
the knights Of Labor and The EaFmsEs'
Allianse In ps9 party.
yUZzeEEDExR0
Some Of The delegates with hobbies,
last night. we're very busy botlonh0linR
ball af tie Washington rink and she
10 keep everybody no until o very late |
hour, and consequently Il vas late this |
moRuinQ when sno doleantes aFosa.
The opeaing Of the business session |
Was announced b begin at 10 O'Clock /
bat Il was inst II O'Clock when the Gen |
eFal Master Workman raped the a..
ssmbly 70 order. Thsrs was about $50
In the hall.
Ths secret session lasted durine the
remainder Of The forenoon-
Master Workman Po1deriy welcomed |
the delegates IN q brief speech. Gen
erAl Secretary Lltchman said he desiF-
ed 10 ask lhe convention for more time,
a. it would take two oT three hours 60 /
get his papers into shape. An adionKn-
ment was sheEefoFs taken until p. m.
Tus AxAnuHsT RzsozUx1sE.
Il has bsen widely raportsd that the
General Assembly was likely 70 pass q
resolution protesting sRainst the death
sentence being carried Gus egainat the
condemned Chicago Anarehists. That
anch resolution will be introduced
there d little doubt, bul that Il will be
passed ls not certain fact. II b marh /
more likely 10 b tabled. 4 thorough
canvas among delegates shows strong
feeling prevailing that the Knights
should lsi The Anarchists alone.
RowpnzLx mxzHvnwD.
In Al intszvisw today T. '. Powdsrly
said that there vas q decreases IN the
membsrship OF the knights Of Labor,
and there were many branches 70 the
labor movement, bat the members IN
deEstood eaeh ether better, aad the
many diversified opinions showed that
che men were thinking. The time will
oome when the several grand divisions
Of aha labor movement viii unite In sne
grand Reform OFaAniBAsiCn and q per
feof fabFia ell be the result. Tue
great working mass Of people are wF0nR
on the question Of politics. They look
too hie6 and wish 20 reash the top Of
lhe ladder st one bound, when expert
ence teaehss that it IL folly.
"This is the mest serious question,
said be, with which wo have TO doal.
| advooats thst'ia 10 the small local Of.
hoes that sht . ID Be looked after with IN
eternal vigilance. Les me elect Assess
oFs and care nos Who elects Pfeai-
dent. Il Is pEineipie that vish 10
inonloase Ia the minds OF Ell working
cal politics and the Affairs Of the state
will taks care Of themsrlves."
ran pzAvRa K1cKHa.
Al eosoiook the GenarAl Assemble
was called TO order and the report Of
the COMMITTEES on Credentials was
received. Some one hundred and eighty.
Eve delegates were favcgably reported,
while few were without the endorse
ment Of the Osmmittee. Toe principal
case vas thai Of J. b. Buchanan, the
Denver kicker. There vas q warm die
cussfon Which vas protFected fill III,
o'clock, when the Ocnvsntion adiourn-
ed until tomorrow morning,
Master Workman PoVdsFiy said this
evening that The other contested cases
would easily Be disposed Of.
IMPORTANT PnoRoaI1IoH.
The most important proposition like
In 10 cone before the General Assembly
d q scheme 30 unite the Rights Of Lab
or and The National farmern' Alliance
into one orNAni8Atiou. The plan nov
proposed is 10 make the EaFmefs' AL.
lance national trade body with the
title Of National DistFics Assembly. |
@This would mAko Q team" said q lead
ing delenase, (which would move the
earth. With The Farmers Wishns We
could DO what ws would toward the 30
esmplishmeut of the pafpose Of beth
bodies"
Geueral Secretary ohas. h. Litchmsn
Who arrived to-day, said the oreanxa-.
tion is nos % souna business bssis
The delirquents have eli been weeded
out within the last year. Every man
present II the ofRani1aiioa q antisled